Comment on HyperspaceComments−a_t481moThis uses reflinks, right? I've been experimenting with using reflinks under Linux to speed up layer extraction for Docker, it's great.−frizlab1moIt uses APFS clones−a_t481moStruggling to find the effective difference between the two, other than it being Apple specific. Either way, neat - I can hopefully use this to provide faster layer unpacks on MacOS as well.−frizlab1moYup that’s pretty much it, reflinks is Btrfs/XFS, clones is APFS, but the concept is the same (CoW in both cases).−gehsty1moDing ding ding…−odo12421moYep
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This uses reflinks, right? I've been experimenting with using reflinks under Linux to speed up layer extraction for Docker, it's great.
It uses APFS clones
Struggling to find the effective difference between the two, other than it being Apple specific. Either way, neat - I can hopefully use this to provide faster layer unpacks on MacOS as well.
Yup that’s pretty much it, reflinks is Btrfs/XFS, clones is APFS, but the concept is the same (CoW in both cases).
Ding ding ding…
Yep